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Yajurvindra Singh

Yajurvindra Singh

Born: 1 August 1952, Rajkot, Gujarat
Major Teams: Maharashtra, Saurashtra, India.
Known As: Yajurvindra Singh
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: India v England at Bangalore, 4th Test, 1976/77
Latest Test:
India v Australia at Madras, 1st Test, 1979/80

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 11/09/1979)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    4    7   1   109   43*  18.16  30.70   0   0   11   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              20      3    50    0    -     -      0   0    -   2.50

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1971/72 - 1981/82)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   78  115  26  3765  214   42.30    9   83   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling             1552   50  31.04  7-20    2   1

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1975/76 - 1981/82)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   17   16   4   521   85*  43.41   0   4    7   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               319    2   224    8  28.00  2-41    0   0  39.8  4.21

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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It is not very often that a cricketer who has played only four Tests can lay claim to being the joint holder of two world records. And yet this remarkable feat stands against the name of Yajurvindra Singh. Moreover, his feat was even more creditable as it was achieved on his Test debut. And it is not a batting or bowling record but an even more rare fielding record. Brought into the side against England at Bangalore in 1976-77 to strengthen the middle order batting, following some outstanding performances around the domestic circuit, he failed with the bat but in the first innings took five catches to equal the record held by Australia's Vic Richardson against South Africa in 1935-36. In the second he held two more and this saw him equal the the record held by Richardson's grandson Greg Chappell who took seven catches against England in 1974-75.

A right hand batsman who could defend dourly or play strokes, as the situation warranted, an occasional medium pace bowler and a brilliant close in field, Yajurvindra Singh toured England in 1979 but played only in the last Test when he notched up his highest score of 43 not out. His best season in the Ranji Trophy was in 1975-76 when he scored 583 runs at 97.17. In the national competition, his tally was 2657 runs (49.20) with a highest score of 214 for Saurashtra against his old state Maharashtra in 1979-80.(Partab Ramchand)


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